Vulnerability · Published Oct 22, 2021 · Assigned by icscert
CVE-2021-38485Emerson WirelessHART Gateway
High 8.0
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in WirelessHART Gateway from Emerson. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The affected product is vulnerable to improper input validation in the restore file. This enables an attacker to provide malicious config files to replace any file on disk.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson | WirelessHART Gateway | 1410 – through 4.7.941410D – through 4.7.941420 – through 4.7.94 |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-278-02 x_refsource_CONFIRM